Quote Originally Posted by Dawgology View Post
Yeah I’m still not sure how playing only conference games makes a difference. Covid only spreads between OOC teams?
I think it's akin to jettisoning dead weight if the plane is running out of fuel. They want to be able to control their schedule, their testing protocols, stop the season if they want, delay it if they want, etc. For example, if they feel the need to reschedule the Ohio State Michigan game for a few weeks they have the flexibility to do it without having to worry about that Ohio State Vs Western Michigan game already scheduled for that day.

Ultimately they know they have to get the meat if their schedule in if at all possible, so I think they're just clearing the path they feel gives them the best chance to do it. I think they could have waited a couple more weeks to make that call and it would have been nice if the P5 could have come to a consensus, but I'm sure they had their reasons for the timing.